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The Start-Up Visa offers permanent residence to entrepreneurs who can build an innovative, globally competitive business in Canada. Applicants need backing from a designated venture-capital fund, angel investor group, or business incubator. Note that intake of new applications is currently paused, and the route has very long processing times.
Innovative entrepreneurs with a scalable business idea and support from a designated Canadian investor or incubator.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
A designated organization is an IRCC-approved Canadian venture capital fund, angel investor group, or business incubator that must agree to support your business before you can apply.
The Start-Up Visa is a program designed for innovative entrepreneurs who want to build a globally competitive business in Canada.
Your permanent residence is not automatically revoked if the business does not succeed, as long as your application was genuine and met all requirements.
Up to five applicants can be considered essential to one qualifying business, and each must file their own permanent residence application.
You need at least Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 in English or French in all four abilities: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
The Start-Up Visa program is designed for innovative entrepreneurs who can build a globally competitive business in Canada.
Yes. The Start-Up Visa is a permanent residence pathway, and you can include your spouse or partner and dependent children on the application.
Yes, you must prove you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after arrival. The government does not provide financial support.
